Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-08
THROUGH THE STATE.
Items of Interest Cleaned From Interior
Exchanges.

Exchanges.
At Roaring Creek, in Randolph county,
resides the tallest and weightest family of
in the United States. The family of John
Scott consisted of ten children, all coys,
two of whom died in their infancy. The
height of the remaining eight is individ-
ually over six feet. The father weighs
225 pounds: Mrs. Scott, 205; Hugh, $50;
Oliver J., 297; Jefferson, 215; Sames, 237;
Winfield, $50; John $50; Edwin, 2S3.
Weight of whole family, =, 43S pounds.
\. J. Hecht sawed remarkable log on
his pony mill, near Lubbock, Wood
county, Friday. 1t was white-Oak log,
four feet and eight inches in diameter, and
the wood was as curly as an Africans
wool. About twelve feet from the ground
a phenomenon was found in the shape of q
section which had grown ut right angles
with the length of the tree. The tree be-
loDged to John Fries. and WAS blown into
three pieces with blasts before 1t was
hauled to the mill.
The State Grange of West Virginia met
in regular session at the Grange Hall IN
the town of Anderson, Wednesday, Novem-
Der %. Worthy Master James +. Hall
failing to appear, Worthy OTerSeer 5. A.
Houston occupying the Chair, opened the
Grange for business. Delegates were III
attendance from most OF the subordinate
Oranges Of the State, and there was
large attendance OF visiting members from
the Grange OF the immediate locality, ami
IAN enthusiastic meeting.
The barn Of Cyus Hinkie, who resides
three miles east Of BuckhannOu, was fired
by an iocendiary and completely destroy
ed. Three horses and SIX milk cows were
burned, together with hay, farming I'M
plemrnts, &c. The fire was discovered
about two o'clock in the morning and bad
ut that time made such Roadway as to be
beyond all control, the heat being too
great to admit OF approach TO tbs burning
building Tracks OF two men to and from
the place were traced aud measured.
A three-year-old son ofGeorge SINNERS,
four miles above Weston, was playing near
q fire where they were engaged in butcher
ing hogs, last Friday, and his clothes
caught the blaze. The little fellow ran to
the back door and called for his mother to
let him in and put it out" When she
opened the door and found what was the
matter she called for her husband, who
tore all the child's clothes off as speedily
as possible, but not until he was fatally
burned. He went into commissions Sun
day morning and died that evening at Z
o'clock.
Mr.. Alex. Lowther, of Elizabeth, Writ
county, sold tract Of land in Richie
county to Alfred Clayton III 1856, and Dir.
Clayton being poor man and just starting
ont in life, gave his notes for the whole
sum. Having a family 10 support and no
means OF making any money but by his
labor, the payments were necessarily small
and tar between, but Mr.. Clayton toiled
on necessarily, providing for his family and
paying what he could on his land. Last
Wednesday Mr.. Lowther received the last
installment; $50, thus consumatiDg bus
mess transaction after the lapse of thirty
one years Mr.. Clayton is the po3sessor OF
one of the finest farms IN Richie county,
Florence, daughter of Mrs. Eda Gross,
near Lowman, of WetZel county, was
burned to death last Tuesday. Her mother
was absent at the time and had lett her two
smaller children in charge of the house
While about the fire engaged in getting
dinner her clothes caught fire, and she at
once started to run, which aided the flames,
She ran to small hole of water in drain
near the house and tried to extinguish the
flames, but was unsuccessful, and started
again to run, falling completely exhausted,
her clothes being entirely burned of. The
flesh on the greater part of her body was
burned to crisp
Before starting 10 school one morning
last week a certain small boy of Grafton
made raid on his fathers hunting mate
rial and filled his hip pocket with powder,
intending to have little fun with it ut
recess. On his way to school somebody
gave him cigarette, which he also laid
away to smoke at recess. Before he had
been in his seat half an hour, however, the
longing TO take Whit at that cigarette
got away with him, aud when the teach
er's back was toward him he slyly lighted
it and took pull. At that moment the
teacher turned, and to escape detection the
boy slipped the cigarette behind him and
into his hip pocket, never thinking OF the
powder The building was uninjured, but
the basement of that boys trowsers after
the explosion was total wreck.